THE LOST LEONARDO

DOCUMENTARY, SONY PICTURES CLASSICS, 2021

The Lost Leonardo tells the inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. From the moment it is purchased from a shady New Orleans auction house, and its buyers discover masterful brushstrokes beneath its cheap restoration, the fate of the Salvator Mundi is driven by an insatiable quest for fame, money, and power. But as its price soars, so do questions about its authenticity. Is this multi-million dollar painting actually by Leonardo – or do certain power players simply want it to be?

Director Andreas Koefoed  Writers Duska Zagorac, Andreas Dallsgaard, Christian Muff, Mark Monroe & Andreas Koefoed Producers Andreas Dalsgaard, Christoph Jörg Editor Nicolas Nørgaard Staffolani Cinematographer Adam Jandrup  Composer Sveinung S. Nygaard Sound Design Peter Albrechtsen, Per Nyström & Per Boström

AT HOME IN THE WORLD

DOCUMENTARY, SONNTAG PICTURES

At Home in the world gives a unique insight into the lives of five refugee kids during their first year in a Red Cross refugee school in Denmark. A small Danish town (Lynge) houses a Red Cross asylum school, where refugee children from conflicted areas all over the world are united. The children attend school while waiting for answers: Will they be granted residency in Denmark, or will they be sent back to where they came from?

“These are completely ordinary kids in an extraordinary situation. But that’s not the story we get from the media, which represents them as victims to feel sorry for or as people who cheat and sponge on the system. We rarely just get the story of a human. I wanted to find out what it means for these children to tell their stories when they have been on the run and exposed to violence. To investigate what happens now that they have to find a new place in the world and to look at what they do to cope and move on.” ” Andreas Koefoed

Director Andreas Koefoed Production Sara Stockmann, Sonntag Pictures Cinematography Sophia Olsson, Niels Thastum Editing Jacob Schulsinger, Marion Tuor Sound Design Morten Groth

AWARDS & FESTIVALS Tehran, Cinéma Vérité, Documentary Film Festival, Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage, Bergen International Film festival, Tel Aviv International Children's Film Festival, Warszawa, Against Gravity, Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival, Durham, Full Frame, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, London, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Göteborg International Film Festival, Amsterdam, IDFA, CPH:DOX

THE ARMS DROP

DOCUMENTARY, FRIDTHJOF FILM, DOGWOOF

British arms dealer Peter Bleach is on a mission to find the MI5 agent who lied in court as Bleach faced a possible death sentence in India. On his word, Bleach was convicted for dropping 4 tons of weapons over West Bengal to start a civil war. Bleach was indeed part of the weapons drop – but as an MI5 informer trying to setup the mastermind behind it, the Dane Niels Holck, who was also on board. But Holck dramatically escaped and Bleach paid the price. Now 15 years later Holck stands before trial in Denmark. Bleach decides to forgive his former enemy and embarks on a quest to find the truth behind the mission.

Director Andreas Koefoed Screenplay Tobias Lindholm + Andreas Koefoed Producer Miriam Nørgaard Cinematography Manuel Alberto Carlo, Niels Thastum Editor Adam Nielsen Sound  Peter Albrechtsen, Martin Hennel 

AWARDS & FESTIVALS Reykjavik Film Festival, Warszawa - Against Gravity, Leuven, Docville, Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival, ZagrebDox, Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival, Göteborg International Film Festival, Amsterdam, IDFA, CPH:DOX

BALLROOM DANCER

DOCUMENTARY, Danish Documentary Productions

Slavik former world champion in Latin American dancing is making a last and final comeback with Anna, his ten years younger new dance partner and girlfriend. Slavik is addicted to the limelight, the dance and he misses the rush. These days, however, his aging body is causing him severe pains, and his temper puts his relationship with Anna at risk. The road to reclaiming the championships is a long, tough struggle. Slavik puts everything on the line in his ultimate push for the throne. Failure is not an option.

Director Andreas Koefoed & Christian Holten Bonke Editor Åsa Mossbberg & Marion Tuor Music Magnus Jarlbo / Efterklang Production Danish Documentary Productions

AWARDS & FESTIVALS Innovation Award, Rhode Island Film Festival 2012 for Ballroom Dancer. Best Documentary, Raindance Film Festival, London 2012 Best Documentary, Nordisk Panorama 2012
Special Mention, Millenium Award, Planete Doc Warsaw, 2012 Special Mention, Best New Director, Tribeca FF, New York, 2012 Nomination for best film, First Appearance, IDFA, 2011

12 NOTES DOWN

DOCUMENTARY, NATIONAL FILM SCHOOL OF DENMARK

14 year old Jorgis is a gifted choir boy. The star voice of the Royal Chapel Choir. A few weeks before the choir’s biggest concert, his vocal coach delivers a shocking note: Jorgis’ voice is starting to break. 12 notes down. He must stop singing in the boys’ choir soon or risk damaging his voice permanently. For Jorgis, this is a shock as he has to leave behind what he loves the most. His entire identity will change. The boy singer must now become a man.

Best short documentary film, Buster, Denmark (2009) for 12 notes down. Best short film, Silverdocs, USA (2009) for 12 notes down  Audience award, Silverdocs, USA (2009) for 12 notes down.  Best short film, Full Frame Film Festival, USA (2009) for 12 notes down.    Best short documentary film, Calgary International Film Festival for 12 notes down.   Best short documentary film, Timishort International Film Festival, Rumania (2009) for 12 notes down.  Best short documentary film, San Joaquin International Film Festival, CA, USA (2009) for 12 notes down. Nomination for best student film, IDFA (2008) for 12 notes down. Special Mention, Sheffiield Doc Fest (2008) for 12 notes down